Chapter 23:
Good Times…and Bad

Later that night, lying awake in bed beside a sleeping Paul, she smiled and thought back to the day she just had.

Flashback

Paul pulled out Lauras chair as she sat down slowly smiling up at him. "Thanks Pauly.

He nodded with a smirk. "No problem gorgeous." He sat down in front of her.

A couple minutes of silence went by as Paul randomly started playing with his food. "Don't ya think that's a little childish for a fancy restaurant?" Laura laughed watching him hold up a piece of spaghetti, and opening his mouth wide, letting the spaghetti down slowly into his mouth.

She shook her head. "You sure are one of a kind." She glanced at him then back down at her plate.

"Aww, come on, it's fun." He threw a piece of spaghetti at her as she grumbled.

"Paul you're gonna get us kicked out!" She laughed throwing it back at him, hitting him in the forehead.

"Hey! You got gravy on me." Paul pouted. Laura got up and grabbed a napkin wiping his forehead. "Better?"

Paul nodded and smiled. "Well, almost." He pulled her down onto his lap, she didn't expect it and everything on the table ended up getting knocked over. Laura stumbled off Pauls lap to the floor trying to clean it up as Paul got down on his hands and knees throwing pieces of spaghetti from the floor at her. She chuckled and threw it back.

The manager walked over as they were both on their hands and knees In front of eachother, Paul picked up a piece of spaghetti with his mouth as Laura grabbed the other side with her mouth, they slurped it up until their lips met. She grinned and kissed him as the manager cleared his throat.

"Ehem." The manager looked down at them. They both looked up not knowing what to say.

"Want a piece?" Paul held a piece of spaghetti up with a cheesy grin.

"We've been watching you two on camera, I think you it'd be best if you left. It's a disturbance to the restaurant." The manager insisted as Paul and Laura got up.

Laura tried not to laugh as Paul shrugged. "If you say sooo." He laughed grabbing Lauras hand and walking out.

"That was embarrassing…" Laura chuckled walking back to the car with Paul.

"More like fun." He grinned getting in.



End Flashback

She never had a boyfriend like him, or even knew someone like him until now. She looked over to see him sleeping peacefully beside her. She kissed his forehead and got up out of bed, noticing a light coming from the hallway.

Laura walked out of the room and into the hallway; the light was coming from the bathroom. She heard crying.

She opened the bathroom door slowly to see Sara sitting down with her hands covering her face.

"Sara…" Laura whispered. "What's wrong?" She knelt down infront of her.

Sara looked up, shaking. "I'm pregnant." She mumbled in between crying.

Laura pulled her into a hug trying to remain calm. "The father…..?" She asked tilting her head.

"J…John." She mumbled. "I never told you, but we had sex last week…"

Laura bit down on her tongue to stop her from going insane and yelling. "Shhh sis, it'll be alright…" She pulled her into a hug.

Sara sighed. "My 16th birthday is in a couple days and I'm pregnant, what a nice gift."

She grabbed Saras hand and shut the bathroom light off, leading her into her bedroom. She sat down on Saras bed. "It is a nice gift if you think about it. We will be here to support you, I'm sure John will too." She smiled. "I know you're young, but you can do this, you're a strong young lady. I love you and I promise it'll all be okay." She whispered. John came to the door listening. He opened the door slowly not knowing what to say.

"John." Sara mumbled looking up at him.